I am completely new to 80-10-10. I just finished reading your book a few days ago. I read it from front to back in about a week, and I couldn’t put it down. The information was well put together, easy to follow, and your writing style is superb. Can’t say I have ever read a book of this nature word for word and in only one week’s time. Now, I am left with many questions, and where/how to start? And, I would like to start right away!!!

My only concern about the diet is the 3 course meal/ large salad every night. I am in a dance company, and about 3 nights a week I don’t get home until around 9:30 pm. I like to be in bed by 10:30 – 11 pm on those nights so that I can get about 9 – 9.5 hours of sleep, which I find suites me best. On my previous diet (which was an 70% raw vegan diet), I would drink a green fruit juice for breakfast at 8 am (appx. 150 cal), a large green banana raw protein smoothie around 11 am (appx. 350 cal), a large salad with 2 servings of some sort of cooked starches, ¼ cup of nuts, and one tablespoon of flax oil (appx. 700 cal) and a small vegan meal (always varied) of about 300 calories when I came home at 9:30. This put me around 1500 calories a day, and I have been eating this way for about 6 months where I have maintained my weight of 127 lbs. 5’4” (female, 29 y/o). On weekends I didn’t watch my foods/calories as much, and would eat out at vegan restaurants about 2 x per weekend (probably consuming closer to 2,000 calories on Saturdays and Sundays). I am fairly active; I dance (low-medium- high impact) about 10 -20 hours a week, and I do Dailey method Pilates (intense exercise) for 2 hours a week. I do have a very sedentary job.

Do you have any suggestions for me regarding number of meals/ types of meals/ meal times / and amounts of calories per meals? Is it okay to eat a large salad (and does it have to contain 3 courses) around 3:00 pm on those days, and have a small meal of bananas or something for dinner at 9:30 pm instead? Also, I do have some foods at home I would like to finish up as I am transitioning into 80-10-10 rather than throwing them out. Mostly super foods and oils. Can I put a tablespoon of raw superfood powder (I have various types) in a banana smoothie every day, and have 2 tsp of oil in my salad every day until I finish them up (rather than eating nuts or seeds until they are gone)?

Sorry for the long post, maybe this is too much for a discussion board?! I am happy with any advice